update: 10.02.2026
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Pyraloidea
Crambidae of Costa Rica
Crambid Snout Moths Zünsler
Acentropinae
Acentropinae sp.1
1
Acentropinae sp.2
2
Acentropinae sp.3
3
Acentropinae sp.4
4
Argyracis parissimalis
5
Argyracis puralis
6
Argyractoides albibasalis
7
Argyractoides leucogonialis
8
Argyractoides lucianalis
9
Argyractoides nitens
10
Argyractoides volcanalis
11
Aulacodes delicata
12
Aulacodes hodevalis
13
Aulacodes pulcherialis
14
Aulacodes traversalis
15
Chrysendeton autobella
16
Chrysendeton BioLep479
17
Chrysendeton cumalis
18
Elophila fluvialis
19
Elophila obliteralis
20
Neargyractis alemundalis
21
Oligostigmoides profusalis
22
Oxyelophila harpalis
23
Oxyelophila Janzen366
24
Oxyelophila necomalis
25
Oxyelophila puralis
26
Parapoynx allionalis
27
Parapoynx diminutalis
28
Parapoynx seminealis
29
Petrophila altamira
30
Petrophila amethystina
31
Petrophila auspicatalis
32
Petrophila cathanalis
33
Petrophila complicatalis
34
Petrophila cronalis
35
Petrophila darsanialis
36
Petrophila esperanzalis
37
Petrophila mignonalis
38
Petrophila parvissimalis
39
Petrophila peraltalis
40
Petrophila sanramon
41
Petrophila sp.
42
Petrophila tapanti
43
Petrophila tristalis
44
Petrophila triumphalis
45
Petrophila veragua
46
Usingeriessa onyxalis
47
Usingeriessa symphonalis
48
Crambinae
Micrelephas chalybeus
49
Micrelephas helenae
50
Micrelephas pictella
51
Crambinae / Argyriini
Argyria centrifugens
52
Argyria croceivittella
53
Argyria divisella
54
Argyria insons
55
Argyria lacteella
56
Argyria schausella
57
Catharylla mayrabonillae
58
Crambinae / Chiloini
Diatraea fuscella
59
Diatraea lineolata
60
Diatraea saccharalis
61
Diatraea tabernella
62
Myelobia smerintha
63
Myelobia vinasella
64
Crambinae / Crambini
Crambini sp.1
65
Crambini sp.2
66
Crambus albifrons
67
Crambus pavidellus
68
Crambus quinquareatus
69
Fissicrambus haytiellus
70
Fissicrambus profanellus
71
Microcramboides meretricella
72
Microcrambus croesus
73
Microcrambus holothurion
74
Microcrambus intangens
75
Microcrambus jolas
76
Microcrambus psythiella
77
Microcrambus pusionellus
78
Microcrambus retusellus
79
Parapediasia tenuistrigata
80
Raphiptera argillaceella
81
Tortriculladia BioLep04
82
Tortriculladia sp.1
83
Tortriculladia sp.2
84
Crambinae / Diptychophorini
Diptychophora desmoteria
85
Crambinae / Haimbachiini
Donacoscaptes calamistis
86
Donacoscaptes evanidella
87
Donacoscaptes marcella
88
Xubida rutubella
89
Xubida thyonella
90
Erupinae
Erupa discordella
91
Erupa invidella
92
Erupa pravella
93
Erupa sp.
94
Glaphyriinae
Aureopteryx argentistriata
95
Aureopteryx olufsoni
96
Chilozela trapeziana
97
Contortipalpia santiagalis
98
Cosmopterosis jasonhalli
99
Cosmopterosis spatha
100
Cosmopterosis tethysalis
101
Dicymolomia metalophota
102
Eupoca bifascialis
103
Eupoca chicalis
104
Eupoca haakei
105
Eupoca sanctalis
106
Evergestis rimosalis
107
Homophysodes morbidalis
108
Hydropionea fenestralis
109
Lativalva pseudosmithii
110
Lipocosma albibasalis
111
Lipocosma ausonialis
112
Lipocosma calla
113
Lipocosma fonsecai
114
Lipocosma furvalis
115
Lipocosma nigripictalis
116
Lipocosma pitilla
117
Lipocosma rosalia
118
Lipocosma sp. 1
119
Lipocosma sp. 2
120
Lipocosma sp. 3
121
Parambia gnomosynalis
122
Psephis myrmidonalis
123
Pseudoliostigma argyractalis
124
Pseudoliostigma enareralis
125
Pseudoliostigma punctissimalis
126
Stegea hermalis
127
Symphysa amoenalis
128
Symphysa lepidaria
129
Trischistognatha limatalis
130
Trischistognatha pyrenealis
131
Trischistognatha yepezi
132
Glaphyriinae / Dichogamini
Dichogama colotha
133
Dichogama diffusalis
134
Dichogama innocua
135
Dichogama prognealis
136
Dichogama redtenbacheri
137
Glaphyriinae / Glaphyriini
Glaphyria citronalis
138
Glaphyria decisa
139
Glaphyria potentalis
140
Glaphyria rufescens
141
Glaphyria sp.
142
Glaphyria spinacrista
143
Glaphyria spinasingularis
144
Glaphyria stellaspina
145
Glaphyria tetraspina
146
Hellula phidilealis
147
Glaphyriinae / Guyanymphulini
Cryptocosma perlalis
148
Indeterminiert
Crambidae cram01
149
Crambidae cram02
150
Crambidae cram03
151
Crambidae cram04
152
Crambidae cram05
153
Crambidae cram06
154
Crambidae cram08
155
Crambidae cram09
156
Crambidae cram10
157
Crambidae cram11
158
Crambidae cram12
159
Crambidae cram13
160
Crambidae cram14
161
Crambidae cram15
162
Crambidae cram16
163
Crambidae cram17
164
Crambidae cram19
165
Crambidae cram20
166
Crambidae cram22
167
Crambidae cram23
168
Crambidae cram26
169
Crambidae cram29
170
Crambidae cram30
171
Lathrotelinae
Sufetula diminutalis
172
Linostinae
Linosta centralis
173
Midilinae
Cacographis osteolalis
174
Cacographis undulalis
175
Dismidila atoca
176
Dismidila drepanoides
177
Midilinae / Midilini
Hositea bicincta
178
Midila daphne
179
Midila soror
180
Musotiminae
Albusambia elaphoglossumae
181
Neurophyseta albinalis
182
Neurophyseta arcuatalis
183
Neurophyseta camptogrammalis
184
Neurophyseta clymenalis
185
Neurophyseta completalis
186
Neurophyseta conantia
187
Neurophyseta cyclicalis
188
Neurophyseta debalis
189
Neurophyseta jessica
190
Neurophyseta marin
191
Neurophyseta mollitalis
192
Neurophyseta purifactalis
193
Neurophyseta randalis
194
Neurophyseta renata
195
Neurophyseta rufalis
196
Neurophyseta sanramon
197
Neurophyseta sittenfelda
198
Neurophyseta turrialbalis
199
Neurophyseta villarda
200
Neurophyseta zobeída
201
Undulambia fulvitinctalis
202
Undulambia intortalis
203
Undulambia perornatalis
204
Undulambia polystichalis
205
Odontiinae
Boeotarcha lithocymalis
206
Clupeosoma lavinia
207
Odontiinae / Eurrhypini
Cliniodes euphrosinalis
208
Cliniodes opalalis
209
Cliniodes underwoodi
210
Pyraustinae
Anania antigastridia
211
Anania contentalis
212
Aponia aponianalis
213
Aponia itzalis
214
Aponia minnithalis
215
Pyraustinae sp.1
216
Triuncidia eupalusalis
217
Pyraustinae / Portentomorphini
Portentomorpha xanthialis
218
Pyraustinae / Pyraustini
Achyra bifidalis
219
Epicorsia avilalis
220
Epicorsia oedipodalis
221
Hahncappsia conisphora
222
Hahncappsia conisphoralis
223
Hahncappsia entephrialis
224
Hahncappsia mellinialis
225
Hahncappsia nigripes
226
Hahncappsia pseudobliteralis
227
Hahncappsia ramsdenalis
228
Hahncappsia sacculalis
229
Helvibotys pucilla
230
Hyalorista exuvialis
231
Hyalorista taeniolalis
232
Neoepicorsia tuisalis
233
Neohelvibotys neohelvialis
234
Oenobotys vinotinctalis
235
Ostrinia penitalis
236
Pseudopyrausta acutangulalis
237
Pyrausta augustalis
238
Pyrausta aurea
239
Pyrausta bicoloralis
240
Pyrausta decetialis
241
Pyrausta deidamialis
242
Pyrausta insignitalis
243
Pyrausta nigripalpis
244
Pyrausta phoenicealis
245
Pyrausta signatalis
246
Pyrausta trizonalis
247
Pyrausta tyralis
248
Pyrausta xanthomela
249
Schoenobiinae
Donacaula sp.
250
Leptosteges onirophanta
251
Leptosteges parvipunctella
252
Rupela albina
253
Rupela albinella
254
Rupela antonia
255
Rupela lumaria
256
Schoenobius molybdoplecta
257
Scopariinae
Scoparia BioLep439
258
Scoparia sp1
259
Scoparia sp2
260
Spilomelinae
Deuterophysa albilunalis
261
Deuterophysa asychanalis
262
Deuterophysa BioLep93
263
Deuterophysa obregonalis
264
Dichocrocis penniger
265
Dichocrocis sabatalis
266
Dichocrocis tlapalis
267
Eulepte alialis
268
Eulepte concordalis
269
Eulepte gastralis
270
Goniorhynchus hampsoni
271
Goniorhynchus salaconalis
272
Ischnurges bagoasalis
273
Leucochromodes melusinalis
274
Mesocondyla tarsibarbalis
275
Microphysetica hermeasalis
276
Nacoleia perstygialis
277
Pelinopsis pachyzancloides
278
Penestola simplicialis
279
Piletocera inconspicua
280
Piletosoma caeruleonigra
281
Piletosoma thialis
282
Praeacrospila melanoproctis
283
Praeacrospila patricialis
284
Pycnarmon leucinodialis
285
Pycnarmon levinia
286
Stenorista fortunata
287
Stenorista sp.
288
Syllepte amando
289
Syllepte angulifera
290
Syllepte belialis
291
Syllepte dialis
292
Syllepte laticalis
293
Syllepte nitidalis
294
Syllepte occlusalis
295
Syllepte pactolalis
296
Syllepte patagialis
297
Syllepte philetalis
298
Syllepte strigicincta
299
Syllepte striginervalis
300
Spilomelinae / Agroterini
Chilochromopsis sceletogramma
301
Chilochromopsis sp.
302
Coenostolopsis apicalis
303
Haritalodes pharaxalis
304
Lygropia cernalis
305
Lygropia chromalis
306
Lygropia erythrobathrum
307
Lygropia fusalis
308
Lygropia murinalis
309
Lygropia tripunctata
310
Lypotigris reginalis
311
Micromartinia mnemusalis
312
Microthyris alvinalis
313
Microthyris anormalis
314
Microthyris asadias
315
Microthyris prolongalis
316
Pantographa acoetesalis
317
Pantographa expansalis
318
Pantographa limata
319
Pantographa suffusalis
320
Patania silicalis
321
Phaedropsis alitemeralis
322
Phaedropsis fuscicostalis
323
Phaedropsis leialis
324
Phaedropsis Solis350DHJ02
325
Phaedropsis sp. 4YB
326
Phaedropsis sp.1
327
Phaedropsis sp.2
328
Phaedropsis stictigramma
329
Phostria citrinalis
330
Phostria clementalis
331
Phostria delilalis
332
Phostria dohrnii
333
Phostria euagra
334
Phostria latiapicalis
335
Phostria mapetalis
336
Phostria mapetica
337
Phostria metalobalis
338
Phostria oajacalis
339
Phostria obliqualis
340
Phostria persiusalis
341
Phostria rufalis
342
Phostria samealis
343
Phostria tedea
344
Phostria temira
345
Phostria truncatalis
346
Phostria varialis
347
Phostria vitrifera
348
Phryganodes plicatalis
349
Pilocris cyrisalis
350
Spilomelinae / Asciodini
Arthromastix lauralis
351
Bicilia iarchasalis
352
Ceratocilia falsalis
353
Ceratocilia liberalis
354
Ceratocilia sixolalis
355
Ceratoclasis delimitalis
356
Ceratoclasis discodontalis
357
Erilusa leucoplagialis
358
Maracayia chlorisalis
359
Psara hesperialis
360
Psara obscuralis
361
Psara pargialis
362
Psara prumnides
363
Spilomelinae / Herpetogrammatini
Blepharomastix carillalis
364
Blepharomastix colubralis
365
Blepharomastix costaliparilis
366
Blepharomastix gigantalis
367
Blepharomastix hypherochalis
368
Blepharomastix ianthealis
369
Blepharomastix pacificalis
370
Blepharomastix poasalis
371
Blepharomastix ranalis
372
Blepharomastix rufilinealis
373
Blepharomastix schistisemalis
374
Blepharomastix veritalis
375
Blepharomastix zethealis
376
Cryptobotys zoilusalis
377
Eurrhyparodes lygdamis
378
Eurrhyparodes splendens
379
Eurrhyparodes syllepidia
380
Herpetogramma agavealis
381
Herpetogramma bipunctalis
382
Herpetogramma decora
383
Herpetogramma phaeopteralis
384
Herpetogramma salbialis
385
Herpetogramma semilaniata
386
Hileithia approprialis
387
Hileithia apygalis
388
Hileithia decostalis
389
Hileithia differentialis
390
Hileithia obliqualis
391
Hileithia rehamalis
392
Metoeca foedalis
393
Pilocrocis calamistis
394
Pilocrocis cryptalis
395
Pilocrocis gillipusalis
396
Pilocrocis modestalis
397
Pilocrocis musalis
398
Pilocrocis purpurascens
399
Pilocrocis ramentalis
400
Pilocrocis roxonalis
401
Pilocrocis sororalis
402
Pilocrocis xanthozonalis
403
Spilomelinae / Hydririni
Choristostigma sp.
404
Gonocausta zephyralis
405
Hydriris ornatalis
406
Lamprosema angulinea
407
Lamprosema brunnealis
408
Lamprosema brunnescens
409
Lamprosema cayugalis
410
Lamprosema dorisalis
411
Lamprosema esperanzalis
412
Lamprosema excurvalis
413
Lamprosema foviferalis
414
Lamprosema nannalis
415
Lamprosema pelealis
416
Lamprosema sinaloanensis
417
Lamprosema victoriae
418
Ommatospila narcaeusalis
419
Syllepis hortalis
420
Syllepis marialis
421
Spilomelinae / Hymeniini
Hymenia perspectalis
422
Spoladea recurvalis
423
Spilomelinae / Lineodini
Atomopteryx solanalis
424
Euleucinodes conifrons
425
Lineodes aztecalis
426
Lineodes BioLep09
427
Lineodes integra
428
Lineodes vulnifica
429
Neoleucinodes alegralis
430
Neoleucinodes elegantilis
431
Neoleucinodes imperialis
432
Neoleucinodes incultalis
433
Neoleucinodes prophetica
434
Neoleucinodes torvis
435
Proleucinodes xylopastalis
436
Rhectosemia compostalis
437
Rhectosemia multifarialis
438
Rhectosemia viriditincta
439
Zellerina pterophoralis
440
Spilomelinae / Margaroniini
Agathodes designalis
441
Agathodes monstralis
442
Anarmodia inflexalis
443
Anarmodia nebulosalis
444
Anarmodia remotalis
445
Anarmodia repandalis
446
Aphytoceros tamaralis
447
Asturodes bioalfae
448
Asturodes encisoensis
449
Asturodes fimbriauralis
450
Asturodes junkoshimurae
451
Azochis BioLep204
452
Azochis BioLep210
453
Azochis curvilinealis
454
Azochis mactalis
455
Azochis oncalis
456
Azochis ruscialis
457
Azochis sp.
458
Azochis trichotarsalis
459
Caprinia periusalis
460
Compacta hirtalis
461
Condylorrhiza vestigialis
462
Diaphania aurogrisealis
463
Diaphania beckeri
464
Diaphania cachinalis
465
Diaphania costaricalis
466
Diaphania costata
467
Diaphania elegans
468
Diaphania esmeralda
469
Diaphania eumeusalis
470
Diaphania exclusalis
471
Diaphania fuligalis
472
Diaphania fumosalis
473
Diaphania glauculalis
474
Diaphania grisealis
475
Diaphania hyalinata
476
Diaphania indica
477
Diaphania latilimbalis
478
Diaphania lucidalis
479
Diaphania modialis
480
Diaphania nigricilialis
481
Diaphania nitidalis
482
Diaphania novicialis
483
Diaphania ochrivitralis
484
Diaphania plumbidorsalis
485
Diaphania praxialis
486
Diaphania superalis
487
Glyphodes dinichealis
488
Glyphodes extorris
489
Glyphodes floridalis
490
Glyphodes sibillalis
491
Glyphodes sp.
492
Hodebertia testalis
493
Hoterodes ausonia
494
Leucochroma corope
495
Liopasia ochracealis
496
Liopasia simplicissimalis
497
Maruca vitrata
498
Megastes grandalis
499
Megastes praxiteles
500
Megastes pusialis
501
Omiodes albicilialis
502
Omiodes alboanalis
503
Omiodes anxiferalis
504
Omiodes argentigulalis
505
Omiodes confusalis
506
Omiodes croceiceps
507
Omiodes cuniculalis
508
Omiodes fulvicauda
509
Omiodes grandis
510
Omiodes hallwachsae
511
Omiodes humeralis
512
Omiodes indicata
513
Omiodes insolutalis
514
Omiodes martini
515
Omiodes martyralis
516
Omiodes nitida
517
Omiodes ochracea
518
Omiodes pandaralis
519
Omiodes seminitidalis
520
Omiodes simialis
521
Omiodes sp.
522
Omiodes spoliatalis
523
Omiodes stigmosalis
524
Omiodes xanthodysana
525
Palpita citrina
526
Palpita flegia
527
Palpita jairusalis
528
Palpita quadristigmalis
529
Palpita venatalis
530
Polygrammodes eleuata
531
Polygrammodes fenestrata
532
Polygrammodes hartigi
533
Polygrammodes hercules
534
Polygrammodes mimetica
535
Polygrammodes nervosa
536
Polygrammodes ostrealis
537
Polygrammodes oxydalis
538
Polygrammodes quatrilis
539
Polygrammodes rufinalis
540
Polygrammodes sanguinalis
541
Prenesta fenestrinalis
542
Prenesta latifascialis
543
Prenesta rubrocinctalis
544
Prenesta scyllalis
545
Radessa pardalota
546
Sparagmia gonoptera
547
Synclera jarbusalis
548
Syngamilyta apicolor
549
Syngamilyta pretiosalis
550
Syngamilyta samarialis
551
Terastia meticulosalis
552
Spilomelinae / Nomophilini
Ategumia dilecticolor
553
Ategumia ebulealis
554
Ategumia matutinalis
555
Bocchoris marucalis
556
Bocchoris placitalis
557
Crocidocnemis pellucidalis
558
Desmia albisectalis
559
Desmia bajulalis
560
Desmia benealis
561
Desmia clarkei
562
Desmia cristinae
563
Desmia deploralis
564
Desmia filicornis
565
Desmia flavalis
566
Desmia grandisalis
567
Desmia jovealis
568
Desmia julialis
569
Desmia melanopalis
570
Desmia octomaculalis
571
Desmia parastigma
572
Desmia ploralis
573
Desmia ruptilinealis
574
Desmia solis19
575
Desmia sp.
576
Desmia stenizonalis
577
Desmia tages
578
Desmia ufeus
579
Desmia vulcanalis
580
Diacme elealis
581
Diacme mopsalis
582
Diasemiodes eudamidasalis
583
Diasemiopsis leodocusalis
584
Diathrausta cacalis
585
Epipagis fenestralis
586
Epipagis zinghalis
587
Mimophobetron pyropsalis
588
Mimorista botydalis
589
Niphograpta albiguttalis
590
Nomophila nearctica
591
Parapilocrocis albomarginalis
592
Parapilocrocis citribasalis
593
Samea baccatalis
594
Samea delicata
595
Samea ecclesialis
596
Samea multiplicalis
597
Samea sylvialis
598
Syngamia abnormalis
599
Syngamia florella
600
Spilomelinae / Spilomelini
Cirrhocephalina eucharisalis
601
Cirrhocephalina evanidalis
602
Geshna cannalis
603
Marasmia cochrusalis
604
Massepha grammalis
605
Massepha lupa
606
Orphanostigma haemorrhoidalis
607
Palpusia fulvicolor
608
Palpusia plumipes
609
Rhectocraspeda BioLep70
610
Rhectocraspeda periusalis
611
Salbia cassidalis
612
Salbia lotanalis
613
Salbia nebulosalis
614
Salbia tytiusalis
615
Salbia zena
616
Siga pyronia
617
Spilomela discordens
618
Spilomela minoralis
619
Spilomela pantheralis
620
Spilomela personalis
621
Spilomela perspicata
622
Spilomelinae / Steniini
Apogeshna acestealis
623
Apogeshna stenialis
624
Bradina aaronalis
625
Parastenia retractalis
626
Steniodes acuminalis
627
Steniodes declivalis
628
Steniodes mendica
629
Steniodes sp.
630
Spilomelinae / Trichaeini
Acridura coerulealis
631
Acridura hulchralis
632
Trichaea hades
633
Trichaea pilicornis
634
Trichaea sp
635
Zenamorpha discophoralis
636
Spilomelinae / Udeini
Conchylodes aquaticalis
637
Conchylodes arcifera
638
Conchylodes bryophilalis
639
Conchylodes concinnalis
640
Conchylodes erinalis
641
Conchylodes grammaphora
642
Conchylodes graphialis
643
Conchylodes nolckenialis
644
Conchylodes ovulalis
645
Conchylodes platinalis
646
Conchylodes salamisalis
647
Conchylodes terminipuncta
648
Ercta vittata
649
Sisyracera subulalis
650
Udea lagunalis
651
Udea montanalis
652
Udea poasalis
653
Udea sp.
654
Spilomelinae / Wurthiini
Apilocrocis excelsalis
655
Apilocrocis glaucosia
656
Statistics
656 species known
337 species found (51.37%)
1193 photos
316 photos confirmed by iNaturalist (26.49%)
Links
Checklist Crambidae of Costa Rica
funet.fi
BLOBIZ pyraloidea.org
LepsFieldguide.ai
LEDERER (1863): Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Pyraliden
iNaturalist
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